Victor Wembanyama was just starting to find his rhythm this season, and now the momentum hits a wall. NBA fans woke up to rough news about the San Antonio Spurs star, and it immediately changed the tone around the team’s promising start.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday that Wembanyama suffered a left calf strain and is expected to miss a few weeks. It’s early in the season, only 12 games in, but Wemby has been a huge part of why the Spurs looked steadier compared to last year. His presence changes everything on both ends, so naturally NBA fans are trying to figure out how big the drop-off might be — from team impact to fantasy choices and even betting slips.
One fan captured the frustration, writing, “Sports bettors who have Wemby DPOY betslips,” pairing it with a clip of Danny Wolf’s emotional draft moment.
Another fan posted, “Not the fantasy glitch man.”
A third added, “Spurs have to manage him carefully. No need to rush a unicorn back from a calf strain.”
That’s been the theme — frustration mixed with caution. Nobody wants a minor issue turning into something bigger.
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Before the injury news hit, Wembanyama was putting up numbers that backed up all the hype: 26.2 points and 12.9 rebounds per game through 12 outings.
His last game against the Golden State Warriors showed that he wasn’t slowing down at all. He dropped 26 and 12, and even threw down a poster dunk over Draymond Green that NBA fans ran wild with.
“Wemby schooling Draymond again,” one person wrote.
Another added, “Draymond LOOKING UP.”
A third fan summed it up perfectly: “that’s the future vs the past right there.”
It was one of those plays that made the rounds fast — the clip, the reactions, the memes. Everything.
But now the story shifts. With Wembanyama sidelined for the next stretch, the focus turns to how San Antonio fills the gap.
The Spurs don’t have another player who can replicate what he gives them — the rim pressure, the length, the mismatches, the defensive gravity. NBA fans know that. The team knows that. It becomes a matter of surviving the next few weeks and hoping the strain stays minor.
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